About 4 months ago I was driving my '98 Volvo XC (with ab
out 138,000 miles) when I heard an odd noise; called them
from my cell phone, they said to bring it over because
they had time to look at it. When they took it in the
shop, they found the timing belt was about 10 seconds from
falling off and had, in fact, blown some bearings right
out of their casing. The shop manager told me it was like
winning the lottery.
I have my oil changes done here and they check all fluid
levels, tire pressure, and the cost is around $45 -- a
small price to pay for peace of mind.
One visit to a quickie oil change establishment made me
realize it was not a bargain when they didn't replace the
drain plug tight enough and it fell out.